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Title: The Dark Talent
Subtitle: Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians, Book 5
Author: Brandon Sanderson
Narrator: Ramon de Ocampo
Format: Unabridged
Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
Language: English
Release date: 04-20-17
Publisher: Nudged Audio
Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 6 votes
Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10
Publisher's Summary:
Alcatraz Smedry, practically the world champion of breaking things, never thought his most boring birthday present - a bag of sand - would get him into this much trouble. Yet now he's fleeing from evil Librarians, releasing dinosaurs to create a diversion in the fiction section, and learning that clumsiness can be a powerful talent!
The first in a gripping and action-packed adventure series featuring an unlikely but immensely likeable hero.
Critic Reviews:
"Like Lemony Snicket and superhero comics rolled into one...." (Publishers Weekly)
Members Reviews:
It's a head scratcher....
I gave this 4 stars mostly because I'm a huge Brandon Sanderson fan. I've read most, if not all of his works and find them completely original, and immersive. Although Alcatrez and the Evil Librarians is, or was, one of the lighter reads it quickly became a favorite and I was greatly anticipating the 5th book. Well, Alcatrez and his crazy company of talents and family were back in full force, but I've got to be honest, the shocking turn of events and rather abrupt ending to the story were not in keeping with the light hearted story I was used too. My reaction when I got to the end was to look for more...I have the ebook and audio and I thought, OK, that can't be it, it can't possibly end like that. It did. Yes, I did read the last page and I am left wondering if there will be a follow up because the story felt unfinished. That is most likely due to my expectation of a somewhat 'happy' ending in keeping with the previous tone of the other books in the series. I'm still somewhat in shock and will probably revisit just to make sure I didn't miss anything. Don't get me wrong, I've read the author's more epic and brutal works so I'm used to certain harsh realities in those settings. I was not prepared for those realities to invade Alcatrez's world. I'd read it again, I'll probably re-read the series in it's entirety, but this 5th installment - that I waited so long for - was not all I expected. The closest work I can compare it to would be Rick Riordan's Olympus series, but even then you were fairly certain that the hero of the piece would prevail and be mostly alright. I don't know, but this is a bit of a shock. Read it anyway for the imaginative and witty situations and characters, but just know you're not in Oz anymore.
It's not as bad as it seems...really!
****SPOILER****
THIS REVIEW IS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE READ HORRIBLE REVIEWS BUT NEED A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.
Take a deep breath. Turn to the very, very, very last page. No number. It says "do not open until you finish reading the book." Then smile.
There are a lot of negative reviews, and weird reviews, but no TRUE reviews, I think (because people are very sensitive about spoilers).
My son is 11. He missed the last page, and hated the book. I read it to keep up with him. When he wakes up tomorrow, he will read the last page (the very, very, very last page...after all the common core and recognition and stuff) and smile. And he will hate Brandon, and love him, and look forward to finding out what comes next!
but that just means they'll be re-read in a year or two with even more enjoyment. Just an excellent series (and very funny
Bought the series for my grand-daughter.